Accounting tools compared: prices and price hikes
Accounting and bookkeeping software for freelancers, startups and small businesses, from bank feeds and invoicing to tax filing, compared on what a one-person business and a 3-user team actually pay.
Prices at a one-person business
- Xero: $27/mo · last hike Oct 2026
- QuickBooks Online: $38/mo · last hike Aug 2026
- FreshBooks: $43/mo · last hike Mar 2026
Prices are the software subscription in USD per month on monthly billing (annual-only plans divided by 12) at the regular list price, ignoring introductory discounts, for two fixed bookkeeping scenarios. Payment-processing, bank and bill-pay fees, payroll and done-for-you bookkeeping or tax services are left out.